Cheryl Bains is an operatically trained Soprano and a classical-crossover composer-performer. 

 

A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, New York, Cheryl was well received in roles such as Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Lakmé in Lakmé, and Maria in

The Sound of Music in concert work. At MSM, she was featured as a soloist with the MSM Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra under the baton of acclaimed conductor Maestro Kent Tritle, and invited to perform at choice events such as the MSM Annual Spring Gala. 

In New York, Cheryl has also had the opportunity to work with and perform in masterclasses for renowned singers, directors and coaches such as Lisette Oropesa, J’Nai Bridges, Margo Garrett, Tazewell Thompson and Carolyn Marlow.

A scholarship recipient for Classic Lyric Arts, Cheryl was also invited to train and sing in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where she performed in concert and in roles such as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro.

 

During her time in conservatory, Cheryl was selected to premiere her arrangements of traditional Indian music; the Saint/Poet Kabir’s Ghat ghat mein panchi bolta and the Indian national song Vande Mataram for western instruments at MSM’s 15th Annual International Student Concert & Live Webcast, which marks her debut as a composer-performer. 

 

Most recently in her home country, India, Cheryl composed and performed the world premiere of her original crossover opera The Legend of the Goddess, to acclaim and in collaboration with Mumbai’s iconic Royal Opera House (and sponsored by Steinway India & Furtados Music), marking her first major compositional premiere. 

 

As a soloist in India, Cheryl has appeared with the esteemed Kolkata Sinfonietta Orchestra and Choir, at the stately Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, under the baton of Maestro Dider Talpain, the French Consul General. Cheryl made her house debut at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House as the featured performer for the historic first chapter of “Les Entretiens de Royaumont” in India, hosted by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

 

Pleased to be associated with Steinway India and Furtados Music, Cheryl had the honor to inaugurate the opening of a brand new instrument showroom in her home state of New Delhi, with a special Steinway-themed recital. 

Cheryl has also appeared in numerous recitals in New Delhi with the acclaimed The Neemrana Music Foundation, collaborating with world-renowned artists and coaches such as Vanessa Garcia, Arnaud Kientz and Clémence Chabrand at prestigious venues such as The Liszt Institute, Stein Auditorium and the Italian Embassy Cultural Center. 

 

Raised in Singapore, Cheryl has been featured and well reviewed as a soloist in numerous concerts, most notably in repertoire such as Rutter’s Mass of The Children (Singapore premier) with the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with Orchestra of the Music Makers under the baton of Maestro Joshua Kangming Tan and the mentorship of Madam Khor Ai Ming at the prestigious Esplanade Concert Hall. 

 

Presently based between India, Singapore and Los Angeles, Cheryl maintains an American Artist Visa, and is under the tutelage of critically acclaimed Composer, Arranger and Orchestrator, Ladd McIntosh.